plainspoken

Example Sentences

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Mr. Orhan offsets the novel’s magical realism with plainspoken prose that muffles Dilara’s increasingly volatile desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On paper, he’s the kind of figure they imagine can bridge the divide: a plainspoken Mainer.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

Lynch was an unusual mix of plainspoken and cryptic, a guy who’d sit down at Bob’s Big Boy and write scripts that even he didn’t understand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

A plainspoken champion of the outer boroughs, Adams pitched himself as a true moderate, one who had served the city as an officer of the law.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024

Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama